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As a competition economist at the Belgian Competition Authority (Chief Economist Team), my days are divided between casework and projects. The former primarily involves merger control and abuse of dominance investigations. I combine theoretical and empirical approaches to identify theories of harm and support our case handlers. Furthermore, I have a deep interest in conducting sectoral studies and developing new techniques to expand the authority's instruments. These include, among other things, merger screening tools, local analysis methods, and simulations.
Besides competition, in my spare time, I study and write about corporate tax avoidance. I have had the privilege to collaborate with impactful policy institutions such as the United Nations and the French Council of Economic Analysis, regarding multinationals' profits recorded in tax havens. Furthermore, my research in business taxation has received recognition from:
the Belgian Fund for Scientific Research (Best PhD dissertation in all fields of science),
the United Nations (Best Research Work on International Investment and Development), and
the EU Tax Observatory (Young Researcher Award).
I hold a PhD in Economics from the Université Libre de Bruxelles, an MRes in Economics from the Institut Polytechnique de Paris, and an Engineering degree in Statistics from ENSAE Paris. You can find more details about my background and current activities in my resume.
Contact & info:
📧 baptiste.souillard@bma-abc.be
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